0:02 The girl begged a biker not to fill her
0:03 gas tank because her boyfriend would
0:05 kill her. Daniel Martin was filling up
0:07 his Harley at midnight when he heard
0:10 crying at the next pump. A young girl,
0:12 maybe 19, stood counting coins with
0:15 shaking hands. She had $3 in quarters
0:18 and dimes. Her Honda's tank was empty.
0:20 Tears ran down her face as she counted
0:22 the same coins over and over. Daniel
0:24 didn't ask permission. He walked to her
0:27 pump and slid his credit card. "Please
0:29 stop," she begged, grabbing his arm.
0:31 Please don't do this. It's already
0:34 going, sweetheart, Daniel said calmly.
0:36 You don't understand. Her voice dropped
0:39 to a terrified whisper. My boyfriend's
0:40 inside getting cigarettes, and if he
0:42 sees you helping me, he'll think I asked
0:45 for it. How much does he usually let you
0:48 put in? Daniel asked. Whatever these
0:50 coins buy, she whispered. About half a
0:54 gallon to get home. Where's home? 40 m
0:58 from here. The pump kept running. $20,
1:02 30, 40. It clicked off at $42 with a
1:04 full tank. The girl stared at the
1:06 numbers in horror. Oh god, what did you
1:09 do? He's literally going to kill me. Why
1:11 would your boyfriend kill you for
1:13 someone else buying gas? But Daniel
1:15 already knew. He could see bruises on
1:17 her arms that she kept trying to hide
1:20 with her sleeves. "Please, just leave
1:22 before he comes out," she begged. "I'm
1:24 not leaving you here. You're making it
1:27 worse. He'll think I planned this. Then
1:30 her whole body went rigid. He's coming.
1:32 Tyler walked out of the gas station.
1:35 Early 20s, muscle shirt, prison tattoos.
1:37 He saw Daniel standing by his girlfriend
1:40 and his face turned dark. The hell is
1:42 this? Tyler got right in the girl's
1:45 face. I leave you for 5 minutes and
1:47 you're begging strangers for money. I
1:49 didn't ask him for anything, Tyler. He
1:52 just Tyler grabbed her arm hard enough
1:54 to make her wsece. Nobody fills up a
1:56 tank unless someone's asking. Brandy,
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2:07 >> Daniel stepped forward. I filled her
2:09 tank because I saw someone in need. She
2:13 didn't ask. Tyler sized up Daniel. 6'3,
2:16 240 lb, leather vest covered in 40 years
2:18 of patches. An old biker who wasn't
2:20 afraid of punk kids. Mind your own
2:23 business, old man. Tyler spat. Get in
2:26 the car, Brandy. Now. Daniel stepped
2:28 between them and the car. I don't think
2:30 she wants to go with you. Are you
2:33 serious right now? Tyler laughed.
2:35 Brandy, tell this old dude you want to
2:38 come with me. Daniel looked at the girl.
2:41 Do you feel safe with him? Truth. Right
2:44 now. She feels fine. Tyler shouted. But
2:46 Brandy wasn't saying anything. She was
2:48 crying silently with her arms wrapped
2:51 around herself. Brandy. Daniel said
2:53 gently. "Do you want to get in that car
2:56 with him?" She whispered two words that
2:59 changed everything. "Help me." Tyler
3:01 exploded and swung at Daniel. The old
3:03 biker caught his fist and had him
3:05 pressed against the car in seconds. 43
3:07 years of riding and 20 years in
3:09 construction had kept Daniel strong.
3:12 "Let me go." "Someone call the cops,"
3:15 Tyler screamed. "Great idea," Daniel
3:17 said. "Let's show them those bruises on
3:19 your girlfriend's arms." Sirens
3:22 approached. Someone had actually called
3:24 police. Two squad cars pulled in.
3:26 Officers approached carefully. Sir,
3:28 release him and stepped back. The first
3:31 officer commanded. Daniel let Tyler go.
3:33 Tyler immediately started yelling about
3:36 assault. This psycho attacked me. I want
3:39 him arrested.
3:41 The officer looked at Daniel. Is that
3:44 true? I stopped him from grabbing his
3:45 girlfriend who's covered in bruises and
3:48 terrified of him. The second officer, a
3:50 woman, approached Brandy, who'd
3:52 collapsed on the curb. "Ma'am, do you
3:55 need medical attention?" "I just want to
3:58 go home," Brandy sobbed. "To my mom's
4:00 house in Nebraska. Tyler made me move
4:03 here 6 months ago." The first officer's
4:05 radio crackled. "We've got two active
4:07 warrants on Tyler Henderson, domestic
4:10 violence in Missouri, failure to appear
4:13 in Kansas." Tyler's face went white.
4:16 "Those are mistakes." They cuffed him
4:17 and put him in the squad car while he
4:20 screamed threats at Brandy. After Tyler
4:22 was taken away, Brandy walked over to
4:25 Daniel. "You saved my life," she said,
4:27 pulling up her sleeves to show bruises
4:29 everywhere. "He did this yesterday
4:31 because I smiled at a cashier." "How
4:34 long has this been going on?" Daniel
4:37 asked. "Since we got here. He never let
4:40 me have more than $3 for gas so I
4:42 couldn't leave." Tears ran down her
4:44 face. I was finally going to try to run
4:47 today, but I only had $3, and I knew I
4:49 wouldn't make it. A domestic violence
4:51 advocate arrived to take Brandy to a
4:53 shelter. Daniel pulled out his wallet
4:56 and gave her $300. "I can't take this,"
5:00 Brandy protested. "You can and you will
5:02 get yourself home to Nebraska safely."
5:05 She hugged him tight. "How do I pay you
5:08 back?" "Help someone else who needs it
5:11 someday. That's how the advocate drove
5:12 Brandy to the shelter with a police
5:15 escort. Daniel watched them leave, his
5:17 hands shaking with anger at men who hurt
5:20 women. Two weeks later, Daniel called
5:21 the shelter to check on Brandy. The
5:23 advocate told him she'd made it safely
5:26 to Nebraska. She left something for you.
5:29 The advocate said,
5:31 "If you love reading stories, visit our
5:34 website, www.bikersbite.com,
5:36 and like and subscribe." Daniel rode to
5:38 the shelter and received an envelope.
5:41 Inside was a letter. Dear Mr. Daniel,
5:44 I'm home and safe. You gave me back my
5:46 freedom and my life. I'm enrolling in
5:48 college to become a social worker to
5:50 help other women escape. Because of you,
5:53 I get to have dreams again. Forever
5:55 grateful, Brandy. Three years have
5:57 passed since that night at the gas
5:59 station. Brandy graduated college and
6:01 works at a domestic violence shelter in
6:03 Nebraska. She helps other women escape
6:06 from men like Tyler. She emails Daniel
6:08 sometimes with updates about the women
6:10 she's saved. Last month, she sent a
6:12 photo standing beside her new car.
6:14 Bought it myself with my first paycheck.
6:16 It always has a full tank. Thank you for
6:19 teaching me I deserved better. Tyler got
6:22 15 years in prison on multiple charges.
6:24 He'll never hurt another woman for a
6:26 long time. Daniel still carries Bry's
6:28 photo in his wallet, a reminder that one
6:30 person stepping up can change
6:32 everything. He never sees someone in
6:34 trouble now without stopping. never
6:37 tells himself it's not his business
6:40 because a 19-year-old girl counting $3
6:42 at a gas pump needed someone to see her
6:44 pain to ask if she felt safe to care
6:47 enough to help. Daniel tells this story
6:49 to his riding brothers often about the
6:51 night he filled a stranger's gas tank
6:54 and saved her life. That's what we do.
6:56 His club president always says we
6:58 protect the vulnerable. Every biker in
7:00 that room has a similar story. Someone
7:02 they helped when they could have ridden
7:05 away. That's what real bikers do. They
7:07 see trouble and stop. They stand between
7:09 bullies and victims. They give
7:11 struggling kids gas money and domestic
7:14 violence victims a way out. Small acts
7:16 save lives. A full tank of gas gave
7:20 Brandy the fuel to escape. $300 got her
7:22 home to safety. One old biker asking,
7:24 "Do you feel safe?" Changed her entire
7:27 future. Now Brandy saves other women the
7:29 same way. One full tank at a time, one
7:32 escape route at a time. one. Do you feel
7:35 safe at a time? All because a biker
7:38 started pumping gas into a crying girl's
7:40 car and refused to stop when she begged
7:42 him to. Sometimes heroes wear leather
7:45 vests instead of capes. Sometimes they
7:47 ride Harley's instead of white horses.
7:49 And sometimes they just fill up gas
7:51 tanks for girls with only $3 and a
7:53 lifetime of bruises.
7:55 >> If you believe bikers are good people,
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